It's a splashy move, but it's not surprising. The Union have a lot of serious prospects in up their academy pipeline, and need to keep roster spots open instead of giving them to college products.
It's a splashy move, but it's not surprising. The Union have a lot of serious prospects in up their academy pipeline, and need to keep roster spots open instead of giving them to college products.Union sporting director Ernst Tanner has never been shy about his preference for developing prospects within the club’s youth academy instead of through college soccer.
That’s part of why the Union traded or passed on all of their college draft picks from 2019-22. They didn’t make a first-round pick from 2016, when Tanner’s predecessor Earnie Stewart was in charge, until 2023 when they draftedIn this latest deal, Colorado agreed to pay $350,000 split over the next three years, plus up to $250,000 more if those draft picks hit performance metrics.
Eddy Davis, 18, was Union II’s top scorer this year while playing on an amateur contract. And, 16-year-olds Jamir Johnson, Anisse Saidi and 17-year-old Diego Rocío have already played for the U.S., Tunisian, and Mexican youth national teams, respectively.Those four are among at least seven notable forward prospects in the Union’s pipeline — a remarkably high number for the only position where the club has never brought a homegrown product all the way through to the first team.
Fans who’ve watched these players have seen their potential, and know that even if they don’t ultimately make it, the pathway has to be kept clear to try. So it wasn’t surprising that social media reactions to the trade were generally positive.MLS’s newest team, San Diego FC, will make its expansion draft picks Wednesday night, and the league announced the draft pool on Tuesday.
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